Toy



l. E. ROGERS.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, 1920.

1,385,275. Patent d u1y19,1921

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JAMES E. ROGERS, OE CLEVELAND, OHI 'MSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE E.

i i BLACK,- OE CLEVELAND, QHIO.

, TOY.

specifica i n T n Patented July 19, 19.21.

. lppl icati on tiled August 27, Serial No. 406,277.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J MES E. Roeans, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and StateofOhio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of whiohthe following is aspecification. i V

The inventipn relates to toys and more particularly'to that class of toys simulating animals or figures and arranged to have moving parts, whereby manual operation of one of the moving parts brings about automatic movement of another to bring about a comical or amusing operation of the toy as tothe moving parts.

The invention comprehends among other features the provision of a toy which may be made to simulate an animal and in which a rear portion such as the hind legs are mounted to move upon the body and are arranged to have connection with a front portion such as the head of the body so that movement of the rear portion into set position causes the head to be set in a certain position and has a trigger or release member whereby when the head is actuated a suitable spring will bring about operation of the rear portion or hind legs, simulating a kicking action of an animal such as a horse, donkey or the like.

Still further the invention comprehends a mechanical toy which because of the few and simple arrangements of the parts can be cheaply manufactured and cannot readily get out of order.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1-- is a side elevation of the toy showing the same set for operation, parts of the side of the body being broken away to disclose the underlying structure.

Fig. 2- is a similar view showing the position of the moving parts after the device has been operated; and

Fig. 3- is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views, the numeral 10 indicates a base and the numeral 11 a body which may be formed to simulate an animal such as a horse, t e body including the main portion 12, providing an interior chamber or compartment 13 and fore-legs 14 constituting theuprights for the support of the body and having rigid connection witlrthe base at its forward end. The moving parts for the completion of the body consists of a header front portion 15 pivoted as at 16 and extendingoutwardly through aslot 17 and communicating wit the interior thereof, with hind legs or a'rear.

portion 18 connected by a cross spindle or shaft 19 mounted to, swing upon the rear portion o'fthe body 11. The lower and inner end of the front portion 15 carries a rearwardly extending trigger member 20, arranged longitudinally of the body 11 and including a tail portion 21 terminating in an upwardly curved guide 22 and a trigger 23, the latter being formed by notching the member 20 to provide a projection which forms the trigger. The cross spindle 19 carries a U-shaped depending stirrup 2 1 through which the tail portion 21 extends and a somewhat similar stirrup or member 25 is carried by the spindle l9 and extends upwardly for connection thereof to one end of an elastic band or spring member 26, the other end of which is secured by a staple or securing member 27 to the front portion 15.

When the device is in the position shown in Fig. 2, and it is desired to set the same, the hind legs or rear portion 18 is swung forwardly thus bringing the elastic band 26 into tension and causing the stirrup 2a to be brought into a position adjacent the trigger 23. When this movement occurs, the resulting tension of the elastic band also causes the head or front portion 15 to swing upwardly thereby swinging the trigger downwardly so that it will engage and catch with the stirrup 24. The device is now set with the rear portion 18 held by the trigger in engagement with the stirrup. When the head or front portion 15 is now swung downwardly, an upward movement will be imparted to the trigger 23 releasing the same from engage ment with the stirrup 24: and the consequent pull of the elastic band 26 will cause the rear portion or hind legs 18 to swing outwardly, simulating a kicking action.

It will be apparent that the elastic band or spring member serves 'a two-fold. function in that it brings the desired pull or tension on to the rear portion or hind legs when they are set so that they will subsequently swing forward when they are released and also by reason of this pull upon the head or front portion, brings the trigger into position to en age with the stirrup as mentioned.

is stated heretofore it will be understood that I do not restrict myself to the particular shape and design of the toy disclosed in the drawings; that various forms and simulations may be brought about without departing from the mechanical construction and operation and that the few and simple parts involved in the construction provides for a toy that can be very cheaply manufactured and cannot readily get out of order.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A toy comprising a body, an actuating member mounted to swing on the body, a spindle journaledon the body, a movable member carried by the spindle, a stirrup projecting from the spindle, an extension actuating member, a trigger formed on the extension to engage with the stirrup, a guide on the extension for guiding the stirrup relative to the trigger and a tension member connerting with the actuating member and said spindle.

2. A toy comprising a body having a hollow interior and a communicating slot, a 1

head mounted to swing on the body with a portion of the head disposed in the interior thereof and another portion projecting through the slot, a rearwardly extending extension on the head and extending through the interior of the body to the rear thereof. a movable member mounted to swing on the body, a projection connecting with said movable member and stationary therewith and said projection being engaged by said trigger, a second projection connecting with the movable member and stationary therewith and spring-like means disposed in the interior of the body and connecting with the head to one side of the pivotal connection thereof with the body and also connecting with said second projection to one side of the point of swinging connection of the movable member with the body.

In testimony whereof I 'aflix my signature.

JAMES E. ROGERS. 

